2023 Best Value Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You
With 198,468 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering is the #7 most popular major in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Value Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Delaware to be the best value school for engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . UD is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.
UD graduate students pay an average of $18,128 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.
Lehigh graduate students pay an average of $27,130 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Lehigh also did well on our Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cornell also is in the top 5% of our Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 per year.
UPenn also took the #3 spot in our Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
GWU graduate students pay an average of $32,904 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, Carnegie Mellon University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Carnegie Mellon are $47,347 per year.
Carnegie Mellon also took the #2 spot in our Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
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University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMCP are $35,755 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMCP also is in the top 15% of our Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
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University of Maryland - Baltimore County came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMBC are $23,580 a year.
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Princeton University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree engineering programs. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Princeton are $58,790 a year.
Princeton also took the #1 spot in our Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Rutgers New Brunswick graduate students pay an average of $33,215 in tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 4,817 |
| Pennsylvania | 10,045 |
| New York | 12,696 |
| Maryland | 4,465 |
| Delaware | 580 |
| District of Columbia | 689 |
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Majors Related to Engineering
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer & Information Sciences | 254,454 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 177,778 |
| Engineering Technologies | 85,188 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 52,396 |
| Physical Sciences | 50,306 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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